Three killed as Mumbai airport flyover collapses

6 injured and several trapped under the debris

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AFP

PublishedThursday, February 07, 2013

Rescue workers stand near the rubble of a bridge that collapsed in Mumbai, India, Thursday, Feb 7, 2013. According to police three people were killed and six were injured after a portion of the under-construction bridge collapsed near the international airport in Mumbai late night. (AP)

The collapse of a flyover bridge being built at Mumbai's main airport killed three people and injured another six, Indian police said on Thursday.

"A large slab fell suddenly late last night, trapping several people underneath it," Uttam Korekar, a senior police inspector, told AFP at the site of the accident.

"Most of them were labourers," he added.

The injured were admitted to nearby hospitals.

The flyover is part of a major construction project for a new terminal at the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport.